Covington resident Jake Caldwell is 31. He also has a chronic liver disease. If he’d gone to a doctor sooner, it might not have gotten this far. But what else could he do? Because he didn’t have health insurance or a way to pay for care out of pocket, he avoided going to the doctor […]
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How do you get health care when you can’t afford the bill?
This story originally appeared in the June 30 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe at linknky.com/subscribe. Covington resident Jake Caldwell is 31. He also has a chronic liver disease. If he’d gone to a doctor sooner, it might not have gotten this far. But what else could he do? Because […]
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Fort on the Fourth: ‘A wonderful place to call home’
Fort Thomas will host its annual Fourth of July parade on Tuesday. Longtime co-organizers Linda Slone and Jim Trauth are planning for a banner year now that construction projects in the Central Business District are complete. Judges for the floats had to move in recent years to accommodate building projects, but they will be back […]
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Photographer discovers nature and calm through the lens
“Dances with Nature” is the title of an exhibit of Northern Kentucky wildlife at Behringer-Crawford Museum running through Aug. 3. The photographs, taken by Kira MacNeil at her Pendleton County farm, are a result of patient observation and a keen eye for detail. The photos cover a range of local birds and insects as well […]
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Fort Thomas passes budget as talk turns to communication, recreation
The month of June is city budget month for Fort Thomas, which passed the city’s Fiscal Year 2023-’24 budget. The road to passage went smoothly with few questions or concerns about the budget plan. Public comment centered on three issues: communication, transparency and recreation projects. Budget reflects modest increase Overall, the city has completed or […]
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Here’s where you can celebrate Juneteenth in Northern Kentucky
Juneteenth, also known as “Freedom Day,” marks the date of June 19, 1865, the day a group of enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free. Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, but it wasn’t until two years later that the news had finally circulated all the way around the country. Today, […]
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Drag Bingo returns to Fort Thomas to benefit regional education initiative
Drag Bingo returns this year to the Mess Hall in Fort Thomas’ Tower Park on Friday, June 9, starting at 6 p.m. The event, open to adults 21+, is a fundraiser for Northern Kentucky Inclusive Students in Education, also known as NISE, a nonprofit educational initiative for high school age students across the region. NISE […]
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Art event to showcase Fort Thomas, One Highland: ‘I’m pleased to showcase this wonderful place to live’
Greiwe Development, the developer of the Residences at One Highland in Fort Thomas, will host a two-day public art event designed to showcase the development while highlighting the city’s Cultural Arts District. The event, coined The Art of Living at One Highland, is free and open to the public from noon to 4. p.m. on […]
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Fort Thomas to light its iconic tower orange against gun violence
Nine hundred and forty seven Kentuckians died from gunshot wounds in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Kentucky and across the country, gun deaths have surpassed car accidents as the number one cause of death for children. On Friday, June 2, the city of Fort Thomas will commemorate “National Gun […]
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Who’s got the power? The role of boards and commissions in city government
This story originally appeared in our weekly LINK Reader. Subscribe to our print edition here. Chances are good that, at some point, you will interact with your city government. Need a variance to build a driveway? Make your case at a Board of Adjustment meeting. Worried about outdated playground equipment? Bring your concern to the Parks […]
